International
Geophysical Year

(IGY)

The year 2007
will mark the 50th anniversary of IGY. I was only six years old at its start. As I
later became interested in and aware of science, I heard tales of the research done during
the IGY. When I saw the movie "October
Sky", which involved events of that year, my interest was renewed. I began
to collect IGY related artifacts. The movie recreated a Science Fair location
displaying an IGY banner, an item I would very much like to find.